So I’m back at it again. I’ve accepted another challenge to write 30 blog posts in 30 days and I’m already late for day one. I decided to take this challenge on again to force myself to develop some discipline around what I really want to do…help people live their best and healthiest lives. So…
Read MoreThis poem brings tears to my eyes. The author is Hollie Holden and I think so many people, especially women, can relate to this feeling. How many times have you looked in the mirror and been critical of your body, your hair, your skin? How many times have you said negative things to other people…
Read MoreToday is Go Red for Women with Heart Disease. This event has never been so important to me. I have spent this past week and will spend most of the month of February speaking about WomenHeart and women with or at risk for heart disease. It has been so interesting meeting women who have had…
Read MoreWhat holds you back? Are you afraid of failure? How about success? Maybe rejection? Are you living your dreams? Or are you working at a job you don’t care much about or even dread going to every day? We all have something we’re afraid of; something that keeps us from doing what we want to…
Read MoreThere is so much information about nutrition available to us that it can become overwhelming. Every time you turn around, there is new guidance to follow. Fat is bad, fat is good. Carbs are bad, carbs are good. Paleo, Keto, Vegan, Pescatarian…what works? The important thing is to find a healthy program you are willing…
Read MoreMost adults in the US are sleep deprived. Not only do we need enough sleep, 7-8 hours each night, but we need good quality sleep. It’s important to have a regular sleep schedule and to feel rested after you have had a full night’s sleep. Children need more sleep than adults: 1 Teens need 8-10 hours…
Read MoreHave you ever been told to just “laugh it off” when something unpleasant happens? There is evidence that this is actually very good advice. Here are some ways laughter can be healthy for you. It may reduce stress – laughing can reduce the production of stress hormones like cortisol and epinephrine while also increasing production…
Read MoreI recently read yet another article about how the sugar industry paid for research to implicate dietary fat, rather than sugar, as the major contributing factor for heart disease. The research was being conducted in the 1960s and was being funded by an organization called the Sugar Research Foundation. The group directed the outcome of…
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